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Homicides (current year)
It is the mission of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to safeguard the District of Columbia
and protect its residents and visitors by providing the highest quality of police service with
integrity, compassion, and a commitment to innovation that integrates people, technology and
progressive business systems. The Metropolitan Police Department is responsible for keeping a record of known offenses for public and
private information purposes. Homicides that occured this year are tracked
at the District and ward level. This
report is updated weekly.
Updated on Saturday, July 25, 2009 2009 values represent year-to-date information 
ABOUT THE DATA
This report is based on the offense data from Analytical Services Application (ASAP) crime report
database maintained by the Metropolitan Police Department.
All statistics presented here are based on preliminary DC index crime data and
does not reflect official UCR data. Data reflects crimes
reported at least two business days before today's date. 2009 values
represent year-to-date information.
DISCLAIMER
The reports by ward provided by this application include only events that can be mapped.
This limitation excludes approximately 4 percent of the data. The offense data do not represent
official statistics submitted to the FBI under the Uniform Crime Reporting program (UCR).
All offense statistics are subject to change due to a variety of reasons, such as change
in classification, the determination that certain offense reports were unfounded,
or late reporting. The District of Columbia Government does not make any claims as to the completeness, accuracy,
timeliness or content of any data contained in this application; and does not make any representation of any kind, including,
but not limited to, warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use.
It is understood that the information contained
in the reports is being used at one's own risk.
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